Drunken slayer tells life of alcohol and escape
Jim McDonald 21 admits shooting Scottsdale teacher Dale McConnell after a path of alcohol abuse since age 16. He recalls four private schools, early drinking, a Florida academy expulsion, and driving to Muskegon before ending in Scottsdale jail. He pleads for understanding and mentions his wife Becky’s supportive letter.
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Jim McDonald
Scottsdale
Dale McConnell
McDonald
McConnell
Roosevelt Military Academy
Carterette
West Orange
N.jr
Florida Air Academy
Melbourne
Fla
New York
Wayne
Ill
Ralph Odegard
Elgin, III
Muskegon
Mich
Rebecca
Jim
Barbara
Alcoholics Anonymous
Barrington
Chicago
Route 66
Phoenix
Becky
Local Homes Looted in Two Scottsdale Burglaries
A vacant home owned by John F. Long Homes Inc. at 7602 E Camelback and a residence of Bernice A. Arena at 7745 E Highland were burglarized between Thursday and Saturday. Jewelry valued at 8325 and various fixtures worth 1800 were stolen plus 1000 in interior damage. A church break in at 74th St and Miller Rd yielded no losses.
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Scottsdale
E. Camelback
John F. Long Homes Inc
Bernice A. Arena
E. Highland
John F. Long
Arcadia
Richard Walton
Minnetowa
John F. Long Company
Latter -Day Saints
74Th St
Miller Rd
Signs Delayed Again by Planning Commission on Sign Ordinance
The planning and zoning commission postponed action on a Scottsdale sign ordinance for a second time. City Planner George Fretz opposed the draft from the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce, citing vagueness and feasibility concerns while noting several good points to be retained in a future version. Sunny and warm through today with a high near 104 and a low around 66 tomorrow.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
George Fretz
Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce
Fretz
Fritz
Violence erupts at St Augustine beach amid integration clash
Police arrested six people including two white women as about 100 integrationists returned to a public beach in Florida. Two separate flareups prompted swift police action to prevent further violence. Afterward, national news notes US Russia discuss joint desalting science with nuclear energy considered.
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ST. Augustine
Fla
Washington
Johnson
United States
Russia
Lovers Film The Lovers Wins Supreme Court Victory
The Lovers, an art film, was ruled not obscene by the U S Supreme Court after Ohio convictings over its showing. The ruling protects nationwide premiers and rights against local censorship. Art Theatre Guild president Louis Sher said the film will screen in Scottsdale or Tempe starting Friday.
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Cleveland
U.S. Supreme Court
Scottsdale
Tempe
Louis Sher
Art Theatre Guild
Kiva
Valley Art
Supreme Court
Ohio
Sher
High Court
U.S
Lodge to Quit Viet Nam Post as Johnson Names Taylor
President Johnson accepted Henry Cabot Lodge's resignation as U S ambassador to South Viet Nam and named General Maxwell D. Taylor to replace him with General Earle G Wheeler succeeding Taylor. Johnson said he would meet Lodge this week to review Southeast Asia. U S Alexis Johnson will be deputy ambassador and go to Saigon immediately.
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Southeast Asia
Lodge
Johnson
U. Alexis Johnson
Republic of
Viet Nam
Saigon
Taylor
Hayden aide Elson seeks Democratic Senate nomination
Royal native Elson, longtime aide to Sen. Carl Hayden, announced his bid for the Democratic nomination to the U.S. Senate. He will resign from Hayden’s staff to campaign and urged a vigorous campaign focused on more industry jobs and Colorado River water for Colorado River water. Elson, 33, has worked with Hayden since 1952 as the senator’s trusted aide in the effort to secure more river water for Arizona. The seat is held by Sen. Barry Goldwater, a GOP presidential candidate.
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Arizona
Robert Pickrell
Hawaii
Pickrell
Northampton
Mass
Robert Kennedy
Edward
Sen. Kennedy
Ation
U.S. Senate
Elson
Sen. Hayden
Hayden
University of Arizona
Colorado
Barry Goldwater
GOP
Governor Fannin Did Not Endorse The Civil Rights Bill
John McGowan, aide to Gov. Paul Fannin, says the governor did not endorse the bill that passed the US Senate. He says Fannin signed only a telegram urging that civil rights legislation then pending be voted on and approved.
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Phoenix
UPI
John McGowan
Paul Fannin
Senate
McGowan
Fannin
Cleveland
Ohio
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Stockholm
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Sweden
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Roy Elson
Hayden Aide
Royal
Carl Hayden
Nouncement
YMCA
Safari Hotel Pool
George Adams
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